Well its his collection....and he can set what ever price he wants, we dont necessarily need to agree with it.So lets be nice folks, like thumpers mom said " if you you aint got nothing nice to say, dont say anything "

Anyway... I did that very reluctantly, and made every attempt to give all those issues away to somebody/anybody--which were not a complete collection, going back "only" to the 60s--but there were no takers...none. Approaching early retirement and relocation and the fact I was not using the issues due to fact that I have the DVDs, meant they just had to go--well, all the 70s and after, I held onto the 60s.

Is a complete collection worth 10K? I don't know. But I will say that I'd sooner spend the money on that than on a ATV, a Skidoo or two, or a fracking Kia automobile.

Rod's correct, it's worth what someone will pay, not what someone is asking. For example, there are about 8 copies of Planetary Nebulae by Hynes for sale on Amazon, for $250 to over $1000. They have all been there for sale for years. I would buy one in a heartbeat for $100, and I bet they all would sell very fast at that price, but yet they sit on the shelf with no buyer at $250 and up.

I would say his collections is worth $2000, especially since you would need to go there and pick it up. There would most likely be damage with shipping them.

Is this guy for real? or maybe accidently punched in too many 0's S&T collection Or maybe my sense of value needs to be enlightened.

Eric

I'd love to see this scene on Pawn Stars.

Rick: So, whaddya wanna do with this? Pawn it? Sell it?
S&T Owner: Sell it.
Rick: How much do you want?
S&T Owner: $10,000
Rick: Ah, that's not gonna happen. Look, I know this stuff means a lot to you and it's cool that you've got every issue going back to when Pop's hair was still black...
Pop: At least I have hair.
Rick: ...this magazine has no collectible value. I've never had a customer come in asking for a specific issue. And until somebody comes up with proof that one of these issues was published by Martians, it won't have collectible value.
Pop: Even if these were collectible, they're in pretty rough condition. Looks like this page with the blonde standing next to the telescope gets regular attention.
S&T Owner: So, how much are you willing to offer?
Rick: I'm not. Even if I paid you a hundred bucks for the whole collection, it would just take up space in my back room. My recommendation is that you take the collection home and continue to get enjoyment from reading the back issues. That, or donate it to a local school. You'll get more satisfaction doing that than I can offer.

Later...
S&T Owner: He doesn't know what he's just turned down. This set has value and one day he'll regret not paying me the $10,0000.
Rick: If I had a nickel for every time a customer walked in asking for an issue of Sky & Telescope, I'd have a nickel.